Homer poems

          When did homer die

        1. When did homer die
        2. Was homer real
        3. Where was homer born
        4. Homer full name
        5. When was homer born and died

          6. Where was homer born...

          Homer (c. 850 BC) Classical Greek poet. Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

          Through his epic poems, Homer has played a hugely influential role in Western Literature.

          His classics of the Iliad and the Odyssey, stand at the forefront of the Western Canon of literature.

          Details about the life of Homer are scarce and different sources quote different variations about his life.

          The historian Herodotus places Homer as living around 850BC.

          How old was homer when he died

          However, other sources suggest Homer was born around the time of the Trojan war in the early 12 Century BC.

          The name Homer has been interpreted as meaning ‘he who accompanies, he who is forced to follow.’ or in some dialects ‘blind’.

          This has led to the opinion that Homer may have been blind.

          Homer is said to have been born on the Greek island of Chios or perhaps Ionia. Homer was likely to have been a fairly aristocratic member of court – perhaps working as a court minstrel or storyteller.

          Despite the length of the Iliad and the O